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The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Friday

2:55 p.m. A man was reported to have been in the water for seven minutes at the Lake Nighthorse boat dock.

3:06 p.m. A head-on crash with injuries occurred near mile marker 116 on Highway 160, east of Bayfield.

7:35 p.m. A motorcycle crash occurred in the 900 block of Colorado Highway 3, in Durango.

Saturday

12:58 a.m. A prowler was reported in the area of West Second Avenue.

9:17 a.m. A woman reported being attacked by a dog in the 1800 block of County Road 500, north of Vallecito Reservoir.

10:38 a.m. A man was reported to have fallen off the back of a raft and was in the Animas River in the area of South Camino del Rio.

5 p.m. A man was stuck on an island in the river and there was possibly another person in the water in the 13000 block of East Animas Road (County Road 250), north of Durango.

Sunday

7:06 a.m. Firecrackers and an explosion sound were reported in 2600 block of County Road 234, northeast of Durango.

2:54 p.m. A man and a woman were reported to be stuck on an island in the river in the 31000 block of Highway 550, in the Hermosa area.

6:45 p.m. An overturned purple raft with a person in the water was reported in the 13000 block of La Posta Road (County Road 213).

7:57 p.m. Someone who was possibly intoxicated was reported to have been blowing up and shooting things in the 2800 block of Country Road 234, northeast of Durango.

8:09 p.m. A naked man trespassed on someone’s porch in the 26000 block of U.S. Highway 160, in the Durango area.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 40 calls Friday through Monday morning, including 22 EMS calls, two vehicle crashes and two swiftwater rescues.

Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.